Rotarians rolled in

By Emma Sun
About 21 Cranbourne Rotarians were among the 150 people that filled the function room at Settlers Run Golf and Country Club for the meeting hosted by the Rotary Club of Cranbourne.
Attendees included members of the Rotary Club of Pakenham, Bunyip-Garfield, Berwick, Narre Warren, Endeavour Hills, Dandenong and Dandenong East.
Phil Price and Sharon Champion from the Rotary Club of Kerang were invited as guest speakers to speak about their involvement in the Kerang floods and how the Rotary club helped the community.
Assistant Governor Tim Ahern, who organised the cluster meeting, said it was the best meeting he’s been to in a long time.
“The last big cluster meeting that we had was when I was president of Pakenham back in 2009, and we had about 120 people,” he said.
“Based on the support of the previous year, I thought if we got 60-80 I’d be very happy.
“It was a very well supported meeting and I’ve received quite some positive feedback – those that contacted me said it was an interesting night.
President of the Rotary Club of Cranbourne Paul Rice said he was very pleased with the venue, which helped to ensure the cluster meeting ran successfully.
“The country club was a very modern venue that did a great job of fitting everyone in,” Mr Rice said.
“I was very pleased with the number of Rotarians that came along on the night. I was surprised with the support because in the past we haven’t had that sort of support.
“It was very much a success.”